Sony just announced their new Sony Xperia Z5 series smartphones at IFA 2015 in Berlin. Its next-generation Sony Xperia Z5 and Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, and the world’s first 4K smartphone Sony Xperia Z5 Premium are packed with both features and style that will make Sony smartphones be pushed to the top of your Things To Buy for Christmas. Xperia Z5 and Z5 Compact will launch globally from October 2015, and Xperia Z5 Premium from November 2015 – Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Premium will be available in both Single SIM and Dual SIM variant for selected markets.
Sony Xperia Z5 Premium
Other then its brilliant 5.5″ 4K Triluminos Display, Xperia Z5 Premium will upscale your favourite content to 4K, enhancing any native or third party videos or photos to rich, vibrant 4K detail. The 4K video footage recorded via Xperia Z5 Premium can be easily extracted to 8MP still images for you to freeze the moment.
Xperia Z5 Premium features Sony’s brand new large 1/2.3 Exmor RS for mobile 23MP sensor and F2.0 G Lens, designed with Sony’s interchangeable lens camera α technology produces clear and vivid imagery for every snap.
Other Camera Features on Xperia Z5 Premium:
- Ultra fast autofocusing speed at 0.03 seconds
- 5x clear image zoom with minimum loss of quality
- Sony SteadyShot with Intelligent Active Mode for video
Not all pretty smartphones are fragile. Xperia Z5 Premium is built to be waterproof and dust tight (a rating of IP65 and IP68), so there is no need worry about capturing videos in rain or answering a phone call in the shower.
To the side, a new integrated fingerprint sensor power button means each device is personal, protected and easily unlockable with a simple pick up and press in one natural movement. It will also support the FIDO standard; authentication via fingerprint for online payment services
With such high end screens, it should be compliment by high end audio. Xperia Z5 Premium comes equipped with High-Res Audio that reproduces high frequency sound for a studio quality experience. DSEE HX upscales the audio fidelity of your existing MP3, AAC or Spotify tracks to near High-Res Audio quality. And for high quality wireless music listening, Sony’s LDAC codec transmits data three times more efficiently than legacy codec over Bluetooth.
Xperia Z5 Premium Specifications:
- Google Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, 64-bit Octa-core
- 5.5” 4K Triluminos Display for mobile with auto upscaling
- 23 MP camera with Hybrid Autofocus (0.03 sec)
- 5 MP front camera Sony Exmor R for mobile sensor
- Waterproof and dust tight IP 65/68
- 32GB internal storage with expandable memory via microSD card
- 3GB RAM
- 3,430 mAh battery lasting for up to two days
- Quick charge capability
- Weigh 180grams
Sony Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Compact
Majority of the features on Sony Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Compact are similar to Xperia Z5 Premium without the 4K Triluminos Display and glossy premium design. The Xperia Z5 uses a 5.2” FHD 1080p (1920×1080)Triluminos display for Mobile while the Xperia Z5 Compact uses a 4.6″ HD 720p (1280×720)Triluminos display for Mobile.
